Augusto C Castagnini
Biographic Data
| ID | 8863161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Augusto C Castagnini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Augusto C |
| FAMILY NAME | Castagnini |
| SIGNATURE | CASTAGNINI A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Psychiatric Research, Aahus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0652-0264 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Historical and conceptual features of acute polymorphic psychosis
This paper deals with the history and epistemology of acute polymorphic psychosis. We undertook a comparative study of short-lived psychotic disorders used in different European countries since the late nineteenth century. The theory of degeneration offered a speculative basis to conceptualization of conditions such as bouffée délirante, cycloid psychosis and reactive psychosis, but it seems likely that different factors contributed to the profus…
Short-term course and outcome of acute and transient psychotic disorders
BACKGROUND: The category of 'acute and transient psychotic disorders' (ATPDs) appeared in the ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10), but its distinctive features remain uncertain. AIM: To examine the course and outcome of ATPDs, pointing out differences from other types of psychosis. METHODS: A one-year follow-up investigation of patients enrolled at the former World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Research and T…
Wimmer’s concept of psychogenic psychosis revisited
In the early twentieth century the Danish psychiatrist August Wimmer (1872—1937) developed the concept of psychogenic psychosis (PP) as a category of mental disorders separate from schizophrenia and manic depression. It subsumed a variety of clinical conditions with affective, confusional and paranoid features typically triggered by a psychical trauma. Wimmer’s work has established itself as one of the classic texts in Scandinavian psychiatry but…
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Wimmer’s concept of psychogenic psychosis revisited
In the early twentieth century the Danish psychiatrist August Wimmer (1872—1937) developed the concept of psychogenic psychosis (PP) as a category of mental disorders separate from schizophrenia and manic depression. It subsumed a variety of clinical conditions with affective, confusional and paranoid features typically triggered by a psychical trauma. Wimmer’s work has established itself as one of the classic texts in Scandinavian psychiatry but…
Short-term course and outcome of acute and transient psychotic disorders
BACKGROUND: The category of 'acute and transient psychotic disorders' (ATPDs) appeared in the ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10), but its distinctive features remain uncertain. AIM: To examine the course and outcome of ATPDs, pointing out differences from other types of psychosis. METHODS: A one-year follow-up investigation of patients enrolled at the former World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Research and T…
Historical and conceptual features of acute polymorphic psychosis
This paper deals with the history and epistemology of acute polymorphic psychosis. We undertook a comparative study of short-lived psychotic disorders used in different European countries since the late nineteenth century. The theory of degeneration offered a speculative basis to conceptualization of conditions such as bouffée délirante, cycloid psychosis and reactive psychosis, but it seems likely that different factors contributed to the profus…
Mental Health and Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychosis (3 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (3 works) · Neurology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Classification of mental disorders (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Conceptualization (1 work)